Stories by Rory O'Connor
Filmmaker and journalist Rory O'Connor is the author of "Shock Jocks: Hate Speech and Talk Radio" (AlterNet Books, 2008). O'Connor also writes the Media Is A Plural blog.
An absurd new law against being 'annoying' gives one writer an idea...
Posted on Jan 11, 2006, Source: AlterNet
It'll take more than Microsoft's departure to improve MSNBC's fortunes.
Posted on Dec 29, 2005, Source: AlterNet
What did Bob Woodward know about the outing of Valerie Plame and when did he know it?
Posted on Nov 17, 2005, Source: AlterNet
The Times' lackluster reporting on the Judy Miller saga, combined with Miller's prima donna status, have made for a house divided.
Posted on Oct 17, 2005, Source: AlterNet
Amid feeble excuses, the Pentagon refuses to allow key witnesses to testify in the investigation of destroyed counter-terrorism intelligence.
Posted on Sep 28, 2005, Source: AlterNet
The military hopes to keep the press and public from this week's long-awaited Congressional hearings about intelligence failures before the attacks.
Posted on Sep 20, 2005, Source: AlterNet
Before we throw rose petals in their path, let's try to remember that the media is -- finally -- just doing its job.
Posted on Sep 14, 2005, Source: AlterNet
The latest 'Big Bang' in information-sharing is free, and its flagship already gets more traffic than the
New York Times and
USA Today combined: Meet the 'wiki.'
Posted on Aug 9, 2005, Source: AlterNet
Why is the White House opposed to a law giving federal protection to the media's confidential sources?
Posted on Jul 25, 2005, Source: AlterNet
The leading contender for new public broadcasting boss is another GOP donor who bragged about forcibly removing a journalist found 'editorializing.' PS: She finds Bill Moyers 'irresponsible.'
Posted on Jul 18, 2005, Source: AlterNet
Claiming a need for 'fresh faces,' the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's new Crossroads initiative funds former CPB and PBS heads.
Posted on Jun 20, 2005, Source: AlterNet
In an under-the-radar appearance, the president proclaimed himself 'a First Amendment Guy' while remaining somewhat more opaque about support for a law to protect journalists.
Posted on Jun 7, 2005, Source: AlterNet
Five out of five heads of prestigious J-schools agree: journalism is in need of a fix.
Posted on Jun 1, 2005, Source: AlterNet
The World Media Association convenes this week to critique journalism...good; the host, self-proclaimed messiah Rev Moon, questions the relevance of fact-based reporting...not so good.
Posted on May 24, 2005, Source: AlterNet
At a recent conference messy with A-list bloggers, a small voice emerged to talk about values, customer service and a new 'way' of doing politics.
Posted on May 18, 2005, Source: AlterNet
Media reform in the midst of a radical takeover isn't enough but one New York congressman has an idea.
Posted on May 10, 2005, Source: AlterNet
The new Public Broadcasting boss either has an inappropriate sense of humor or he's the latest participant in what the FCC called a 'right-wing coup' of PBS.
Posted on May 3, 2005, Source: AlterNet
A progressive film festival would do almost anything to respect a union boycott of the Hilton this May -- except lose over a half million dollars in penalties. The union will accept nothing less.
Posted on Apr 25, 2005, Source: AlterNet
Is self-proclaimed savior and Republican-insider Reverend Moon playing an under-the-table role in U.S.-North Korea nuclear talks?
Posted on Apr 20, 2005, Source: AlterNet
You may not know media prankster Joey Skaggs but chances are you know his heirs: the Yes Men, the Newsbreakers and even Michael Moore.
Posted on Apr 1, 2005, Source: MediaChannel.org
Whether a new chapter in media criticism or just classless, low-rent, no-talent clowns, the NewsBreakers are serious about the need to reform our broken media system.
Posted on Mar 16, 2005, Source: MediaChannel.org
This Sunday's episode of ABC's
Boston Legal focusing on censorship was itself censored, purged of all references to Fox and Bill O'Reilly. And nobody's talking.
Posted on Mar 10, 2005, Source: AlterNet
Newsweek's latest cover features a fake photo of Martha Stewart – any wonder people are losing faith in the news?
Posted on Mar 4, 2005, Source: AlterNet
The New York Times Company's multi-million dollar deal is still on track despite the racism controversy; a high-level exec describes the arrogance that keeps it afloat.
Posted on Jan 20, 2005, Source: MediaChannel.org
Though several Metro executives have resigned and the paper has vowed to rehabilitate itself, the New York Times deal may yet go sour; a Globe columnist kept quiet for months.
Posted on Jan 13, 2005, Source: MediaChannel.org
The NAACP, citizens' groups and the
American Journalism Review weigh in on the
Boston Metro controversy; will
The New York Times be forced to pull out?
Posted on Jan 12, 2005, Source: MediaChannel.org
The mainstream media ended its silence this morning on the racism of The New York Times' prospective new partner – with a Nixon-esque 'non-denial denial.'
Posted on Jan 11, 2005, Source: MediaChannel.org
When The New York Times Company, owner of The Boston Globe, recently announced it would buy a 49 percent stake in Boston Metro, did it know it was also buying into a corporate culture of crude racism?
Posted on Jan 10, 2005, Source: MediaChannel.org
Why was a company with no media experience handed a no-bid contract to run the new Iraqi news networks?
Posted on Dec 20, 2004, Source: MediaChannel.org
Alarmed by emerging reports of the Pentagon's manipulation of media messages, the writer sounds an alarm for the Fourth Estate.
Posted on Dec 15, 2004, Source: AlterNet
As the lines blur ever-further between media and military 'psy-ops,' the inevitable has finally happened.
Posted on Dec 6, 2004, Source: MediaChannel.org
Let the blame game begin.
Posted on Nov 3, 2004, Source: AlterNet
Does the Rev. Moon have it in for Kerry? And how does Carlton Sherwood, producer of the anti-Kerry doc of Sinclair fame, fit into the fray?
Posted on Oct 26, 2004, Source: MediaChannel.org
Intelligence documents suggest that the Saudi government may have been financing Saddam's early attempts to develop a nuclear bomb – while Dick Cheney looked the other way.
Posted on Oct 12, 2004, Source: MediaChannel.org
Paul Krugman doesn't just write about media, he unravels the events they cover, uncover, mis-cover and ignore.
Posted on Aug 9, 2004, Source: MediaChannel.org
Both campaigns are expected to spend unprecedented amounts of money on television spots. But as the latest Bush advertising blitzkrieg proves, it may not make a difference to the outcome.
Posted on Jul 7, 2004, Source: MediaChannel.org
The baby-faced conservative commentator now has his own television show thanks to his daddy, but even right-wingers are unhappy about it.
Posted on Jun 22, 2004, Source: MediaChannel.org
A new book reveals how business journalists turned corporate greed into a heroic virtue.
Posted on May 27, 2004, Source: MediaChannel.org
With its chief headed for jail, the Martha Stewart brand faces an identity crisis.
Posted on Mar 9, 2004, Source: MediaChannel.org
The mainstream media are quick to condemn any description of Bush as a Nazi, but deafeningly silent on similar attacks on Howard Dean.
Posted on Jan 13, 2004, Source: MediaChannel.org
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